A Pilot Feasibility Study of Reconnecting to Internal Sensations and Experiences (RISE), a Mindfulness-Informed Intervention to Reduce Interoceptive Dysfunction and Suicidal Ideation, among University Students in India
- Title
- A Pilot Feasibility Study of Reconnecting to Internal Sensations and Experiences (RISE), a Mindfulness-Informed Intervention to Reduce Interoceptive Dysfunction and Suicidal Ideation, among University Students in India
- Creator
- Smith A.R.; Kinkel-Ram S.; Grunwald W.; George T.S.; Raval V.
- Description
- Although 20% of the worlds suicides occur in India, suicide prevention efforts in India are lagging (Vijayakumar et al., 2021). Identification of risk factors for suicide in India, as well as the development of accessible interventions to treat these risk factors, could help reduce suicide in India. Interoceptive dysfunctionor an inability to recognize internal sensations in the body has emerged as a robust correlate of suicidality among studies conducted in the United States. Additionally, a mindfulness-informed intervention designed to reduce interoceptive dysfunction, and thereby suicidality, has yielded promising initial effects in pilot testing (Smith et al., 2021). The current studies sought to replicate these findings in an Indian context. Study 1 (n = 276) found that specific aspects of interoceptive dysfunction were related to current, past, and future likelihood of suicidal ideation. Study 2 (n = 40) was a small, uncontrolled pre-post online pilot of the intervention, Reconnecting to Internal Sensations and Experiences (RISE). The intervention was rated as highly acceptable and demonstrated good retention. Additionally, the intervention was associated with improvements in certain aspects of interoceptive dysfunction and reductions in suicidal ideation and eating pathology. These preliminary results suggest further testing of the intervention among Indian samples is warranted. 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
- Source
- Brain Sciences, Vol-12, No. 2
- Date
- 2022-01-01
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Subject
- India; Interoception; Interoceptive dysfunction; Online intervention; Suicide
- Coverage
- Smith A.R., Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, 36849, AL, United States; Kinkel-Ram S., Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, 45056, OH, United States; Grunwald W., Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, 36849, AL, United States; George T.S., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Raval V., Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, 45056, OH, United States
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 20763425
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Smith A.R.; Kinkel-Ram S.; Grunwald W.; George T.S.; Raval V., “A Pilot Feasibility Study of Reconnecting to Internal Sensations and Experiences (RISE), a Mindfulness-Informed Intervention to Reduce Interoceptive Dysfunction and Suicidal Ideation, among University Students in India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/15168.